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When is a project open? 9-Nov-2004 At 3:24:23 PM butter_fingers

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Hmm... having seen VW recently complete a project after a decent number of attempts (at an above mentioned apparantly secret crag) and noticing her satisfaction, I have to agree that projects, out of due courtesy (I could go on about honour, or ethics, but I won't) should be left alone....

But there is a problem. If I have a project (which I don't because I couldn't claw my way up a ladder with jumars) how am I supposed to let people know if it's "open" or "closed" or that I've been working it for the past 4 years?

How about:

Red Tape = Closed Project

Green Tape = Open project

White tape = I give up, any one can make fun of me now

Black tape = Touch this climb and you'll die because I haven't finished cleaning it yet

Purple tape = You're welcome to try this project if I think you're attractive and you let me sleep with you...

Orange tape = I'm completely insane because I thought this line would be 23 - 25, but now that I've broken off that jug in the roof it's more like a 27 and I can't climb it yet

Shoelaces = (see orange tape)

No tape = I just free soloed this for the FA, the bolts are just to let you know where the route goes. Using them is considered cheating.

I think a system like the one I just outlined above could solve the "when is a project open" problem. But then again, having never bolted a route, I'll just stick to the establised routes until I'm invited to embarrass myself on someone else's project.